--- title: | State Court Administrative Office --- ![Connections Newsletter](https://info.courts.mi.gov/hs-fs/hubfs/images/pundit_blog-masthead.png?width=800&name=pundit_blog-masthead.png "Connections Newsletter") SCAO Friend of the Court Bureau - Working to improve Outcomes Within Michigan's Child Support System # Pundit ## State Court Administrative Office ### Recent Posts ## [June 2016 edition in .pdf](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/june-2016-edition-in-.pdf) Posted by [State Court Administrative Office](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/author/state-court-administrative-office) on Jul 8, 2016, 2:03:01 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) To get the June 2016 edition in .pdf, please click on the link below: [Read More](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/june-2016-edition-in-.pdf) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/june-2016-edition-in-.pdf#comments-listing) ## [20th Circuit Court - Ottawa County - Is Committed to Helping Parents Stay Employed to Pay Child Support](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/20th-circuit-court-ottawa-county-is-committed-to-helping-parents-stay-employed-to-pay-child-support) Posted by [State Court Administrative Office](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/author/state-court-administrative-office) on Jun 30, 2016, 3:05:44 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Paying child support can often be a frustrating and difficult undertaking, particularly when the parent who is required to pay encounters financial difficulty. Some of those parents might even feel like they are being negatively judged and told, “Get a job, you lazy bum!” [Read More](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/20th-circuit-court-ottawa-county-is-committed-to-helping-parents-stay-employed-to-pay-child-support) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/20th-circuit-court-ottawa-county-is-committed-to-helping-parents-stay-employed-to-pay-child-support#comments-listing) ## [Van Buren County Enables Customer Use of MiChildSupport](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/van-buren-county-enables-customer-use-of-michildsupport) Posted by [State Court Administrative Office](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/author/state-court-administrative-office) on Jun 30, 2016, 3:05:11 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Michigan’s child support program rolled out MiChildSupport, a MiCSES interface, for the general public in 2014. MiChildSupport allows users to apply for child support services, update personal information, and view case-specific information such as payment history and court hearing dates. All updates made by child support staff will automatically update the [MiChildSupport website](https://micase.state.mi.us/ssoapp/login) in real time. With all of this updated information at a person’s fingertips, a customer no longer has to call and speak to someone at a child support partner’s office – most of a party’s case specific questions can be answered by logging into the customer’s case. The trick is getting the word out to the public about the availability of the website and training users how to best use the website to the customer’s advantage. [Read More](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/van-buren-county-enables-customer-use-of-michildsupport) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/van-buren-county-enables-customer-use-of-michildsupport#comments-listing) ## [What I Took Away from the 2016 ERICSA Conference](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/what-i-took-away-from-the-2016-ericsa-conference) Posted by [State Court Administrative Office](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/author/state-court-administrative-office) on Jun 30, 2016, 3:04:46 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) **By: Sandra Vanderhyde, Muskegon Deputy Circuit Court Administrator** [Read More](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/what-i-took-away-from-the-2016-ericsa-conference) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/what-i-took-away-from-the-2016-ericsa-conference#comments-listing) ## [What Mandated Reporters Need to Know about Reporting Child Abuse & Neglect](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/what-mandated-reporters-need-to-know-about-reporting-child-abuse-neglect) Posted by [State Court Administrative Office](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/author/state-court-administrative-office) on Jun 30, 2016, 3:04:22 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Michigan friend of the court (FOC) employees often encounter families in which there may be allegations of child abuse and neglect. But statistically speaking, how often does child abuse and neglect actually occur? The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has provided the following data: [Read More](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/what-mandated-reporters-need-to-know-about-reporting-child-abuse-neglect) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/what-mandated-reporters-need-to-know-about-reporting-child-abuse-neglect#comments-listing) ## [National Child Support Strategic Plan Offers Tools That Bolster Child Support](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/national-strategic-plan-offers-tools-that-bolster-child-support) Posted by [State Court Administrative Office](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/author/state-court-administrative-office) on Jun 30, 2016, 3:03:59 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) In April, the National Child Support Program (NCSP) published the National Child Support Strategic Plan for 2015-2019 (“Plan”). The Plan emphasizes five principles the NCSP believes are required to create a successful and efficient child support program. Along with the five principles, the Plan also discusses 25 goals and over 100 strategies that are currently being used by child support agencies around the nation to meet these goals. [Read More](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/national-strategic-plan-offers-tools-that-bolster-child-support) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/national-strategic-plan-offers-tools-that-bolster-child-support#comments-listing) ## [Intergov Corner](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/intergov-corner) Posted by [State Court Administrative Office](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/author/state-court-administrative-office) on Jun 30, 2016, 3:03:31 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) This edition of *Pundit* marks the start of the new Interstate Corner, an article within each edition of *Pundit*, which will draw from questions and answers posted to the Interstate Google Group forum.  This first edition focuses on the often confusing issues of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA).  This edition's Q&A draws heavily from Linda Bess (Enforcement Officer, Calhoun County) and Tony McDowell (Staff Attorney, Genesee County). [Read More](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/intergov-corner) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/intergov-corner#comments-listing) ## [Legislative Corner](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/legislative-corner_june_2016) Posted by [State Court Administrative Office](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/author/state-court-administrative-office) on Jun 30, 2016, 3:03:01 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) **2015 PA 255 – Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (effective January 1, 2016)** [Read More](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/legislative-corner_june_2016) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/legislative-corner_june_2016#comments-listing) ## [Legal Corner June 2016](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/legal-corner-june-2016) Posted by [State Court Administrative Office](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/author/state-court-administrative-office) on Jun 30, 2016, 3:02:34 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) **MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS DECISIONS** [Read More](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/legal-corner-june-2016) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/legal-corner-june-2016#comments-listing) ## [March 2016 Pundit in .pdf](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/march-2016-pundit-in-.pdf) Posted by [State Court Administrative Office](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/author/state-court-administrative-office) on Mar 30, 2016, 12:53:11 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share)  View the full March 2016 edition of Pundit in a pdf version by clicking the following link: [Read More](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/march-2016-pundit-in-.pdf) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/march-2016-pundit-in-.pdf#comments-listing) [All posts](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/all) [Next](https://info.courts.mi.gov/pundit/author/state-court-administrative-office/page/2) ### Subscribe to Email Updates ### Posts by Topic ### Recent Posts **The Michigan Supreme Court, Public Information Office** Hall of Justice, 5th Floor 925 W. 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